LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 22: New Skills
Mila
Just as Aalam upgraded the third of his four new Law Eggs to middle grade, really benefiting from that maxed out Attunement stat, Mila finally mastered her last skill, Artifact Activation (G-Rare), and Nana Xara raised her hand, causing the robots to stop attacking.
Then, a couple hours before Aalam was ready to merge his own skills, Mila started her skill merge first.
Attempting to merge Weapon Enhancement (G-Epic), Artifact Activation (G-Rare), and Material Strengthening (G-Rare) to Artifact Enhancement (G-Legendary).
Requirements met: Core Container Large or bigger, at least one Mana Well Large or bigger, Mental Forge Large or bigger
Congratulations!
You have merged three skills into Artifact Enhancement (G-Legendary)
“Well done.” Nana Xara made a gesture and the robots faded out of existence. “Now you should learn your new skill.”
Mila walked over to one of the room’s corners, not the one Aalam was sitting in, and opened up the small case there, where the skill orbs for both her and Aalam were stored.
The skill orb for Devil’s Contract (G-Legendary) was clear and filled with a dark mist while the other skill orb was alternating between silver and gold, looking somewhat divine.
Curious, she decided to see the description of Aalam’s choice of skill first.
Runescriber (G-Legendary) Magic, Runic, Crafting
Inscribe in any type of medium. Flexibility is king.
Effects: Learn the skill Runescriber (G-Legendary)
Requirements: Free skill slot, Magic +108, Perception +72, Spirit +72, able to learn runic magic crafting skills
The description didn’t actually tell her much, but she could surmise the gist of what it did. If her suspicions were correct, it was a general crafting skill for writing runes into artifacts, like those present on pretty much every artifact she’d seen other than Legacy of the Weaponsmaster, but it also probably had combat usage of some kind as well, given what she knew of Aalam’s preferences.
Most likely it would allow him to inscribe runes into the very air for one-time-use effects, but it was also possible he’d just have to carry around a lot of talismans he made himself.
She decided to ask later.
Picking up her own skill orb, its status then appeared in front of her again.
Devil’s Contract (G-Legendary) Soul, Diabolical, Contract
The devil’s in the details. The details are in the contract. And, sometimes, the details are hidden.
Effects: Learn the skill Devil’s Contract (G-Legendary)
Requirements: Free skill slot, Soul +36, able to learn diabolical soul contract skills, must have spent 6 of the last 12 years lying to those closest to you every day
Mila used the skill orb and, upon learning the skill, she understood it better, learning a bit more than had been in the description when she’d originally chosen it. Devil’s Contract was a skill for making soul-binding deals between two or more parties, and it allowed these soul-binding deals to have hidden clauses so long as those entering into the deal were clearly told hidden clauses existed, but, while they had to be told explicitly, they did not have to be told in a way they would understand. For example, she could tell someone about the hidden clauses in a completely different language than any they understood, even those which weren’t verbal, so long as she believed at least several million individuals in the universe would be able to understand.
Finally, the soul-binding nature of the contracts enforced through Devil’s Contract were only able to compel G and F rank individuals normally, but her Fairy Law ability would boost the power of the contracts so they could compel E ranks as well as long as her Soul reached at least a value of 108.
Mila walked back over to Nana Xara. “We’re waiting for Aalam now, right?”
Looking over at Aalam, Nana Xara nodded. “He should be done in a few hours. Why don’t you spend this time getting rid of some of the miscellaneous tasks you have left?
“With your Legendary free building coupon, I would recommend getting the library. And, while you are there, you can also check out a book called ‘A Devil’s Guide to Nefarious Deals’. It should be extremely helpful for you.
“You should also put every single artifact you and Aalam own up for auction, other than Legacy of the Weaponsmaster, Aalam’s legacy artifact, the Shield of Twelve Elements, and the resources Aalam has collected. You’ll only be able to take one artifact out of the tutorial with you, so you should sell everything else for trial points.”
Mila acknowledged the wisdom of this but, before she left, she followed Nana Xara’s gaze. “He’s about to do something insane again, isn’t he?”
“He’ll soon be merging his skills into a skill called Multi-Mind, which should give him extra Mental Forges, effectively allowing him to have three minds at once.” Nana Xara looked back to her, an excited look on her face. “It’s never been done at G rank in recorded history and this will be the second unique achievement from your boyfriend during this tutorial.”
Mila felt something shift inside her, something to do with Laws, and she was pretty sure Nana Xara felt it as well. Both of them knew she’d just taken another step forward with her Law Egg of Obfuscation, not enough to raise the grade of the Law Egg, but a large step nonetheless, and, without saying a word—and without looking at her teacher who she knew would be about to laugh again—she quickly ran away.
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Aalam
Aalam opened his eyes and quickly looked at his status.
Name: Aalam Alvaro
Level: 0
Race: Human Soulform (G-Common)
Bloodline: NA
Abilities
Nascent Energy Converter (Legendary)
Amber Soul (Epic) [Upgradable]
Class: Citizen (G-Common)
Skills
Multi-Mind (G-Legendary) 0% mastered
Laws
Law Eggs:
Molecular Acceleration - Middle
Plasma - Middle
Rage - Middle
Molecular Deceleration - Middle
Liquid - Middle
Calm - Middle
Inertia - Middle
Solid - Middle
Gravity - Middle
Gust - Middle
Gas - Middle
Kinetic Energy - Middle
Ionization - Middle
Fission - Middle
Fusion - Middle
Ionic Conductivity - Middle
Matter - Middle
Antimatter - Middle
Ultraviolet - Middle
Infrared - Middle
Energy Transfer - Middle
Ultraviolet Absorption - Middle
Infrared Absorption - Middle
Energy Storage - Middle
Bacteria - Middle
Order - Middle
Asphyxiation - Middle
Entropy - Middle
Vacuum - Middle
3 Dimensional Geometry - Middle
Multi-Dimensional Geometry - Middle
Soulform Temporal Acceleration - Middle
Temporal Relativity - Middle
Pause - Middle
Stats
Strength: 144
Agility: 144
Endurance: 144
Toughness: 144
Vitality: 144
Perception: 144
Magic: 144
Spirit: 144
Soul: 144
Aura: 144
Attunement: 144
Luck: 144
Free Stats: 342
Soulstructures:
Lower Dantian: 1 Large Core Container
Middle Dantian: 12 Small + 1 Medium Mana Wells
Upper Dantian: 1 Huge + 2 Small Mental Forges
Uniqueness:
Id
There had been two upgrade options for Amber Soul for a while now, but they weren’t as good as the option which would become available with one more middle grade Law Egg from the life and death elements, so he hadn’t even looked at them.
What made Aalam truly excited about his status, however, was not his Laws or his stats, but the Multi-Mind skill and the two extra Mental Forges which came with it. They were Small for now, but he could already feel the two new instances of himself starting to awaken, and, while they would be incredibly stupid for a while, when he mastered the skill the Mental Forges would be the same size as his natural Mental Forge, and he would truly have three active thought processes.
Aalam then looked around the room. Mila was in another corner, reading an evil-looking tome which reminded him of the Darkhold from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and she was wearing just a plain white dress, none of her artifacts visible other than Legacy of the Weaponsmaster in sword form next to her.
The Yin Yang Sage, on the other hand, was standing right in front of him, both hands on her wooden cane as she looked down at him. And then she held her hand out to another corner of the room and the case holding the skill orb for his Runescriber skill flew over to land between them. “Here you go, Mr. Alvaro.”
Aalam immediately learned the skill and the Yin Yang Sage smiled.
“Congratulations. Here is the reward from your quest.” The Yin Yang Sage reached out her hand palm up and a skill orb appeared on top of it, one which glowed with a deep purple light.
Lord (G-Legendary) Soul, Noble, Contract
You’re the lord. They’re the slaves. Your word is law.
Effects: Learn the skill Lord (G-Legendary)
Requirements: Free skill slot, Soul +144, able to learn noble soul contract skills, Soul stat effectiveness 112.5% or higher, Land owner
Aalam took the skill orb and felt himself smiling, as he could guess what the other skill reward from the quest would be.
“And here’s what I’ll be giving to Mila.” The Yin Yang Sage handed him another skill orb, this one glowing bronze.
Exemplary Servitor (G-Legendary) Soul, Humble, Contract
You are not just anyone under your lord. You serve with style.
Effects: Learn the skill Exemplary Servitor (G-Legendary)
Requirements: Free skill slot, Soul +36, able to learn humble soul contract skills, in an active servant or slave relationship with a Lord
Aalam stood up and hugged the woman. Then he threw the second skill orb at Mila, who unconsciously caught it and looked over at him, an angry frown quickly forming on her face.
“Your teacher is awesome, Mila.” The purple skill orb in his hand faded as he learned the Lord skill. “This opens up so many possibilities. Let’s quickly form a contract so you can learn that.”
Aalam had an optimum build in mind, but there were several problems with it at the lower ranks, mostly the feeding difficulty. He had several ideas on how to get around these issues, but a Lord and Servitor relationship, especially with someone who could strengthen contracts, was ideal.
There was just one problem he hadn’t expected. Mila seemed truly pissed off.
